Sunday, June 22, 2008

Happy Birthday, Sage

Heceta Head, Oregon Coast

Today was Sage's birthday. We spent the day at Heceta Head with my mom and some of Michael's family members. I want to take some time to write about this day and post some photos, but it has gotten late, and I need to get some sleep, so I'll have to postpone writing. I'll say goodnight and leave you with a short poem:

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Grandpa and Sage

It Felt Love

How did the roseEver open its heartAnd give to this worldAll its beauty?

It felt theEncouragement of lightAgainst its being.

Otherwise,We all remainToo frightened.

-Hafiz

About The Encouragement of Light

I started this blog in March 2008, days after an auto accident that killed my 9 month old son (Sage) and my dad (Dennie) and left me with serious injuries, including a broken pelvis. I write to share my exploration of life after losing my child and to process this experience. My husband, Michael, and I find ourselves in the foreign land of grief, sometimes utterly lost, and sometimes awed by unexpected beauty.